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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7687

30 March 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 53
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) wto/food safety
EU guidelines on "precautionary principle" cause some mistrust within WTO, which is preparing guidelines

Brussels / Geneva, 29/03/2000 (Agence Europe) - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is preparing guidelines to ensure convergence between its rules and national measures covering the risks linked to food safety and to animal health. A preliminary draft, prepared by the committee on animal and plant health, received relatively broad support within the Geneva organisation. The "precautionary principle", however, which was put forward by the EU, caused perplexity and distrust.

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